4780 - Pokemon Heartgold -u--xenophobia- -

That was when the locals arrived. A dozen of them—fishermen, berry farmers, a kimono girl with cold eyes.

Gold had just defeated the Red Gyarados—a monstrous, shimmering thing driven mad by forced evolution. Exhausted, he knelt at the water’s edge, washing the crimson scales from his arms. Lance, the Dragon Master, clapped him on the shoulder. “You’ve got the heart of a true Johto trainer.” 4780 - Pokemon Heartgold -u--xenophobia-

“The war was twenty years ago. We were babies. Gold wasn’t even born. You want to blame Kanto? Blame their government. Blame the old syndicates. But this kid? He beat Team Rocket. He saved the Slowpokes. He—” Her voice broke. “He’s my friend.” That was when the locals arrived

She faced the crowd. Her heart hammered like a Sudowoodo’s fist. Exhausted, he knelt at the water’s edge, washing

The breaking point came at the Lake of Rage.